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10 Cards in this Set
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Globe |
a model of the Earth in the shape of a sphere |
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Map |
a representation of a part of the Earth |
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Cartographer |
a geographer who creates maps |
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Surveyor |
a person who maps and measures the land |
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Remote Sensing |
obtaining information about a site by using an instrument that is not physically in contact with the site |
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Landsat |
a series of information-gathering satellites that orbit above Earth |
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Global Positioning System (GPS) |
a system that used a network of Earth-orbiting satellites to pinpoint locations |
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Geographic Information System (GIS) |
a computer - or internet - based mapping technology |
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Database |
a collection of information that can be analyzed |
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Debris |
The scattered remains of something broken or destroyed |
